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Salmon DA, Chen RT, Black S, Sharfstein J. Lessons learned from COVID-19, H1N1, and routine vaccine pharmacovigilance in the United States: a path to a more robust vaccine safety program. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2024; 23:161-175. [PMID: 38343204 DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2024.2305707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Vaccine pharmacovigilance is an essential component of vaccine safety programs. Vaccine pharmacovigilance refers to detecting uncommon adverse events following immunization (AEFI), determining whether they are due to the vaccine or are only a coincidence, and, for those AEFI considered related to vaccination, characterizing them further. When AEFI are due to vaccination, it is important to characterize the attributable risk and ascertain the biological mechanism causing the adverse reaction to inform efforts to prevent or mitigate the risk. A robust post-authorization safety system is necessary for vaccine decision-making, clinical recommendations, vaccine compensation, and vaccine communication and confidence. AREAS COVERED This paper describes the key characteristics of vaccine pharmacovigilance programs, reviews US vaccine pharmacovigilance for routine vaccination programs, COVID-19, and H1N1, and makes recommendations for improving future vaccine safety systems. EXPERT OPINION The key characteristics of vaccine pharmacovigilance programs include passive surveillance, active surveillance, clinical investigation and special studies, and causality assessment. Recent examples illustrate the strengths of US pharmacovigilance systems, including systems for passive and active surveillance, as well as areas for improvement, including study of pathogenesis, consistent funding, and leadership. We make recommendations that would, if implemented, further strengthen the vaccine safety system for future routine and pandemic immunizations.
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- Daniel A Salmon
- Institute for Vaccine Safety, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Brighton Collaboration, A program of the Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, GA, USA
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- Global Vaccine Data Network, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Health, Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Sharfstein J. The Case of the Disappearing Thank Yous. JAMA Health Forum 2024; 5:e240001. [PMID: 38206606 DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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This JAMA Forum discusses declining time and space for appreciation of what has been accomplished in clinical medicine and health policy.
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- Joshua Sharfstein
- Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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Whaley S, Sharfstein J. The Opioid Settlements-Will the First Steps Be in the Right Direction? JAMA Health Forum 2023; 4:e234017. [PMID: 37768651 DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.4017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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This JAMA Forum discusses ways the opioid settlement funds could be used to save lives today and in the future, aspects of the decisions surrounding funding, and the importance of measuring progress.
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- Sara Whaley
- Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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Smith Rogers L, Sharfstein J. Podcasting as a Tool for Crisis Communications: The Story of Public Health On Call. Health Secur 2023; 21:233-238. [PMID: 37052484 DOI: 10.1089/hs.2023.0049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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- Lindsay Smith Rogers
- Lindsay Smith Rogers, MA, is Associate Director of Content Strategy, Communications and Marketing, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Joshua Sharfstein, MD, is Vice Dean of Public Health Practice and Community Engagement and Professor of the Practice, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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Hamburg M, Sharfstein J. Judicial interference with mifepristone. Science 2023; 380:223. [PMID: 37053463 DOI: 10.1126/science.adi2587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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In the days since Texas federal judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk invalidated the approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of mifepristone, a medication used to terminate pregnancy, a shock wave of concern has swept through many people, organizations, and companies that work closely with the agency. The strong opposition reflects the high stakes not only for pregnant persons and for the FDA, but also for the scientific process of drug development and public access to safe and effective medications. Twists and turns in the case are already happening. A federal appeals court stayed the full suspension of mifepristone, but permitted multiple restrictions on its availability. Then the Supreme Court, which recently overturned the constitutional right to abortion, kept the status quo in place for a few days while considering the government's appeal. The results of the legal battle will be enormously consequential for reproductive health care-and far beyond, for innovation, science, and health.
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- Margaret Hamburg
- Margaret Hamburg is copresident of The InterAcademy Partnership for Science Health and Policy, Washington DC, USA. She served as Commissioner of the FDA from 2009 to 2015.
- Joshua Sharfstein is a professor of the practice at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Balitmore, MD, USA. He served as Principal Deputy Commissioner of the FDA from 2009 to 2011.
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- Margaret Hamburg is copresident of The InterAcademy Partnership for Science Health and Policy, Washington DC, USA. She served as Commissioner of the FDA from 2009 to 2015.
- Joshua Sharfstein is a professor of the practice at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Balitmore, MD, USA. He served as Principal Deputy Commissioner of the FDA from 2009 to 2011.
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This JAMA Forum discusses innovative efforts in various states to improve public health by providing more funding and programs with input and support for reform from local residents, businesses, and community organizations.
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- Joshua Sharfstein
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC
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Offodile AC, Gibbons JB, Murrell S, Kinzer D, Sharfstein JM, Sharfstein J. A Global Equity Model (GEM) for the Advancement of Community Health and Health Equity. NAM Perspect 2022; 2022:202211b. [PMID: 36713771 PMCID: PMC9875856 DOI: 10.31478/202211b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Bastiampillai T, Allison S, Cubbage J, Nestadt P, Sharfstein J. US Suicide Rates and Impact of Major Disasters Over the Last Century. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2022; 24. [DOI: 10.4088/pcc.21com03168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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- University of Michigan Health System, Division of Infectious Diseases, Ann Arbor
- Associate Editor, JAMA
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Jeromie Ballreich
- Department of Health Policy & Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.,Johns Hopkins Drug Access and Affordability Initiative, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Health Policy & Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.,Johns Hopkins Drug Access and Affordability Initiative, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Health Policy & Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.,Johns Hopkins Drug Access and Affordability Initiative, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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Heyward J, Sharfstein J, Alexander GC. Assessing the Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Program-Reply. JAMA Intern Med 2020; 180:916. [PMID: 32364567 DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.1112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- James Heyward
- Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.,Office of Public Health Practice and Training, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.,Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.,Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Murphy K, Koski-Vacirca R, Sharfstein J. Resilience in Health Care Financing. JAMA Health Forum 2020; 1:e200614. [DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2020.0614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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Sunderji A, Mena KN, Winickoff J, Melinek J, Sharfstein J. Influenza Vaccination and Migration at the US Southern Border. Am J Public Health 2020; 110:466-467. [DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2019.305547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Alia Sunderji
- Alia Sunderji, Katherine Narvaez Mena, and Joshua Sharfstein are affiliated with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD. Jonathan Winickoff is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. Judy Melinek is affiliated with PathologyExpert Inc in San Francisco, CA
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- Alia Sunderji, Katherine Narvaez Mena, and Joshua Sharfstein are affiliated with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD. Jonathan Winickoff is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. Judy Melinek is affiliated with PathologyExpert Inc in San Francisco, CA
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- Alia Sunderji, Katherine Narvaez Mena, and Joshua Sharfstein are affiliated with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD. Jonathan Winickoff is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. Judy Melinek is affiliated with PathologyExpert Inc in San Francisco, CA
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- Alia Sunderji, Katherine Narvaez Mena, and Joshua Sharfstein are affiliated with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD. Jonathan Winickoff is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. Judy Melinek is affiliated with PathologyExpert Inc in San Francisco, CA
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- Alia Sunderji, Katherine Narvaez Mena, and Joshua Sharfstein are affiliated with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD. Jonathan Winickoff is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. Judy Melinek is affiliated with PathologyExpert Inc in San Francisco, CA
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Cohen PA, Sharfstein J, Kamugisha A, Vanhee C. Analysis of Ingredients of Supplements in the National Institutes of Health Supplement Database Marketed as Containing a Novel Alternative to Anabolic Steroids. JAMA Netw Open 2020; 3:e202818. [PMID: 32293681 PMCID: PMC7160690 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.2818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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This case series analyzes whether supplements categorized as containing novel ingredients in the National Institutes of Health Dietary Supplement Label Database are accurately labeled.
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- Pieter A. Cohen
- Department of Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance, Somerville, Massachusetts
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicines and Health Products, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium
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Wallace M, Sharfstein J, Lessler J. Performance and Priorities: A Cross-sectional Study of Local Health Department Approaches to Essential Public Health Services. Public Health Rep 2019; 135:97-106. [PMID: 31835008 DOI: 10.1177/0033354919890862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Despite a push for increased local public health capacity, no clear baseline for performance of local health departments (LHDs) exists. The objectives of this study were to quantify the self-reported performance of LHDs on the 10 Essential Public Health Services (EPHSs) and describe the relationships between performance and characteristics of LHDs. METHODS We used data on 2000 LHDs from the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments survey to develop principal components analysis-based scores to evaluate each LHD on the performance of EPHSs. Scores ranged from 0 to 100. LHDs that performed no activities within an EPHS had a score of 0, and LHDs that performed all activities within an EPHS had a score of 100. We explored the relationships between EPHS scores and LHD characteristics by using multivariate linear regression and cluster analysis. RESULTS Performance scores varied greatly by LHDs and EPHSs; however, LHDs typically scored <50, indicating that they performed fewer than half of the activities evaluated. LHDs that served larger populations (vs smaller populations) and LHDs that had higher per-capita funding (vs lower per-capita funding) had higher EPHS scores. We identified 6 EPHS performance score-based LHD clusters, which suggests similarities in which EPHSs LHDs focused on. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest weaknesses in many LHDs' fulfillment of the EPHSs, particularly in low-population and low-funding settings. LHDs should be given the resources to increase capacity and ensure the EPHSs are met in communities.
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- Megan Wallace
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Pieter A Cohen
- From Harvard Medical School, Boston (P.A.C.); and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (J.S.)
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- From Harvard Medical School, Boston (P.A.C.); and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore (J.S.)
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Rollman JE, Heyward J, Olson L, Lurie P, Sharfstein J, Alexander GC. Assessment of the FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy for Transmucosal Immediate-Release Fentanyl Products. JAMA 2019; 321:676-685. [PMID: 30778596 PMCID: PMC6439622 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2019.0235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Transmucosal immediate-release fentanyls (TIRFs), indicated solely for breakthrough cancer pain in opioid-tolerant patients, are subject to a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) to prevent them from being prescribed inappropriately. OBJECTIVES To evaluate knowledge assessments of pharmacists, prescribers, and patients regarding appropriate TIRF use; to describe sponsor assessments, based on claims data, of whether the REMS program was meeting its goals; and to characterize how the FDA responded to REMS assessments. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Qualitative analysis of 4877 pages of FDA documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, including 6 annual REMS assessment reports (2012-2017), FDA evaluations of these reports, and FDA-sponsor correspondence about safety issues. EXPOSURE A REMS program to reduce the risk of adverse outcomes, including misuse, abuse, addiction, and overdose, arising from use of TIRFs. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES (1) Knowledge assessments of pharmacists, prescribers, and patients; (2) survey and claims-based prescribing assessments; (3) FDA and TIRF sponsor communications; (4) modifications to the REMS program; and (5) disenrollment of noncompliant prescribers. RESULTS Twelve months after initiation of the program, 24 of 302 pharmacists (7.9%), 35 of 302 prescribers (11.6%), and 5 of 192 patients (2.6%) incorrectly reported that TIRFs can be prescribed to opioid-nontolerant patients, with similar levels of misunderstanding maintained in the subsequent reports. At 60 months, product-specific analyses of claims data indicated that between 34.6% and 55.4% of patients prescribed TIRFs were opioid-nontolerant. In the 48-month survey, 106 of 310 prescribers (34.2%) reported prescribing TIRFs for opioid-tolerant patients with chronic, noncancer pain; at 60 months, 54 of 302 prescribers (18.4%) and 148 of 310 patients (47.7%) erroneously reported that TIRFs were FDA-approved for such use. Over the 60-month period examined, there were few substantive changes made to the REMS to address evidence of high rates of off-label TIRF use, and, although the REMS program had a noncompliance plan, there was no report of prescribers being disenrolled for inappropriate prescribing. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In this review of FDA documents pertaining to the TIRF REMS, surveys of pharmacists, prescribers, and patients reflected generally high levels of knowledge regarding proper TIRF prescribing, yet some survey items as well as claims-based analyses indicated substantial rates of inappropriate TIRF use. Despite these findings, the FDA did not require substantive changes to the program.
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- Jeffrey Eric Rollman
- Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, DC
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- Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
- Office of Public Health Practice and Training, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Bommersbach T, Borger K, Steverman S, Manderscheid RW, Sharfstein J, Everett A. Behavioral Health, Local Health Department Accreditation, and Public Health 3.0: Leveraging Opportunities for Collaboration. Am J Public Health 2018; 108:1334-1340. [PMID: 30138073 PMCID: PMC6137774 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2018.304533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The rise of the opioid epidemic and the increasing rate of suicides have drawn attention to mental health and addiction and have highlighted the need for collaboration between public health and behavioral health. However, these 2 fields have had limited engagement with one another. The introduction of Public Health 3.0 and population-based financing models that promote prevention and value in health care have created opportunities and incentives for local health departments and behavioral health agencies and providers to work together. New undertakings include the creation of accountable care organizations, community health needs assessment requirements for all non-profit hospitals, local health department requirements to conduct community Health Assessments (CHA), and increasing numbers of public health departments that are pursing accreditation. We argue that by taking advantage of these opportunities and others, local health departments can play a vital role in addressing critical challenges in mental health and addiction facing their communities.
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- Tanner Bommersbach
- Tanner Bommersbach is with the Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Kylee Borger is with the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Sarah Steverman is with Abt Associates, Bethesda, MD. Anita Everett is with the US Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Ron W. Manderscheid is with the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors, Washington, DC. Joshua Sharfstein is with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Tanner Bommersbach is with the Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Kylee Borger is with the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Sarah Steverman is with Abt Associates, Bethesda, MD. Anita Everett is with the US Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Ron W. Manderscheid is with the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors, Washington, DC. Joshua Sharfstein is with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Tanner Bommersbach is with the Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Kylee Borger is with the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Sarah Steverman is with Abt Associates, Bethesda, MD. Anita Everett is with the US Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Ron W. Manderscheid is with the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors, Washington, DC. Joshua Sharfstein is with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Tanner Bommersbach is with the Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Kylee Borger is with the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Sarah Steverman is with Abt Associates, Bethesda, MD. Anita Everett is with the US Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Ron W. Manderscheid is with the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors, Washington, DC. Joshua Sharfstein is with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Tanner Bommersbach is with the Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Kylee Borger is with the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Sarah Steverman is with Abt Associates, Bethesda, MD. Anita Everett is with the US Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Ron W. Manderscheid is with the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors, Washington, DC. Joshua Sharfstein is with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Tanner Bommersbach is with the Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Kylee Borger is with the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Sarah Steverman is with Abt Associates, Bethesda, MD. Anita Everett is with the US Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD. Ron W. Manderscheid is with the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors, Washington, DC. Joshua Sharfstein is with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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Green TC, Rich JD, Sharfstein J. Commentary on ‘Revisiting the ‘paradigm shift’ in opioid use: Developments and implications 10 years later’. Drug Alcohol Rev 2018; 37 Suppl 1:S206-S207. [DOI: 10.1111/dar.12684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Traci C. Green
- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Rhode Island Hospital; Providence USA
- Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health; Boston Medical Center Injury Prevention Center; Boston USA
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; The Miriam Hospital; Providence USA
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- Johns Hopkins University; The Bloomberg School of Public Health; Baltimore USA
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Alexander GC, Ballreich J, Socal MP, Karmarkar T, Trujillo A, Greene J, Sharfstein J, Anderson G. Reducing Branded Prescription Drug Prices: A Review of Policy Options. Pharmacotherapy 2017; 37:1469-1478. [DOI: 10.1002/phar.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- G. Caleb Alexander
- Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness; Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore Maryland
- Department of Epidemiology; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Baltimore Maryland
- Division of General Internal Medicine; Department of Medicine; Johns Hopkins Medicine; Baltimore Maryland
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- Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness; Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore Maryland
- Department of Health Policy & Management; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Baltimore Maryland
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- Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness; Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore Maryland
- Department of International Health; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Baltimore Maryland
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- Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness; Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore Maryland
- Department of Health Policy & Management; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Baltimore Maryland
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- Department of International Health; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Baltimore Maryland
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- Division of General Internal Medicine; Department of Medicine; Johns Hopkins Medicine; Baltimore Maryland
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- Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness; Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore Maryland
- Office of the Dean; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Baltimore Maryland
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- Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness; Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore Maryland
- Department of Health Policy & Management; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Baltimore Maryland
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Cherico-Hsii S, Bankoski A, Singal P, Horon I, Beane E, Casey M, Rebbert-Franklin K, Sharfstein J. Sharing Overdose Data Across State Agencies to Inform Public Health Strategies: A Case Study. Public Health Rep 2016; 131:258-63. [PMID: 26957660 DOI: 10.1177/003335491613100209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Data sharing and analysis are important components of coordinated and cost-effective public health strategies. However, legal and policy barriers have made data from different agencies difficult to share and analyze for policy development. To address a rise in overdose deaths, Maryland used an innovative and focused approach to bring together data on overdose decedents across multiple agencies. The effort was focused on developing discrete intervention points based on information yielded on decedents' lives, such as vulnerability upon release from incarceration. Key aspects of this approach included gubernatorial leadership, a unified commitment to data sharing across agencies with memoranda of understanding, and designation of a data management team. Preliminary results have yielded valuable insights and have helped inform policy. This process of navigating legal and privacy concerns in data sharing across multiple agencies may be applied to a variety of public health problems challenging health departments across the country.
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- Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, MD
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, MD
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- Office of the Governor of Maryland, Annapolis, MD
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- Office of the Governor of Maryland, Annapolis, MD
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- Brendan Saloner
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Public Health Practice and Training, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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Rebbert-Franklin K, Haas E, Singal P, Cherico-Hsii S, Baier M, Collins K, Webner K, Sharfstein J. Development of Maryland Local Overdose Fatality Review Teams: A Localized, Interdisciplinary Approach to Combat the Growing Problem of Drug Overdose Deaths. Health Promot Pract 2016; 17:596-600. [PMID: 27091609 DOI: 10.1177/1524839916632549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The Maryland Local Overdose Fatality Review Teams (LOFRTs) are multiagency, multidisciplinary teams that critically analyze individual cases of drug overdose in their jurisdictions to identify preventable risk factors and missed opportunities for intervention, and to make policy and programmatic recommendations to prevent future overdose deaths. Three Maryland LOFRTs were first piloted in early 2014, and became established in law in May of the same year. LOFRTs provide unique opportunities for enhanced interagency collaboration and locally driven prevention efforts. This study describes the process of establishing LOFRTs in Maryland. The experiences and information regarding LOFRTs may help counties in other states combat the growing problem of deaths by drug overdose.
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- Maryland Department of Mental Health and Hygiene, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Maryland Department of Mental Health and Hygiene, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Maryland Department of Mental Health and Hygiene, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Cecil County Health Department, Elkton, MD, USA
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- Yngvild Olsen
- Institutes for Behavior Resources Inc, Baltimore, Maryland
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Reece EA, Sharfstein J, Steffen B, Coyle C, Garagiola R, Horrocks D, Ransom G, Redmon P. From your perspective, what are the three most important factors driving this transition? Md Med 2013; 13:22-23. [PMID: 23556366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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- E Albert Reece
- Medical Affairs for the University System of Maryland, Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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Sharfstein J, Steffen B, Coyle C, Garagiola R, Horrocks D, Ransom G, Reece EA. What non-clinical skills do physicians need to remain viable in the next 3-5 years? Md Med 2013; 13:24-25. [PMID: 23556367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Redmon P, Reece EA, Sharfstein J, Steffen B, Coyle C, Garagiola R, Horrocks D, Ransom G. What do you think healthcare in this country will look like in 2020? Md Med 2013; 13:20-21. [PMID: 23556365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Garagiola R, Horrocks D, Ransom G, Redmon P, Reece EA, Sharfstein J, Steffen B, Coyle C. How can medical practices be changed to improve patient care? Md Med 2013; 13:13-14. [PMID: 23556362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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- Rob Garagiola
- Maryland Senate Chair of the Health Subcommittee, USA
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Steffen B, Garagiola R, Horrocks D, Ransom G, Reece EA, Sharfstein J. How can physicians effectively advocate for their patients, with payors, legislators and regulators in this post-reform era? Md Med 2013; 13:26-27. [PMID: 23556368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Horrocks D, Ransom G, Reece EA, Sharfstein J, Steffen B, Coyle C, Garagiola R. What can physicians do to improve health care delivery? Md Med 2013; 13:15-16. [PMID: 23556363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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- David Horrocks
- Chesapeake Regional Information System for Patients (CRISP), USA
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Coyle C, Garagiola R, Horrocks D, Ransom G, Redmon P, Reece EA, Sharfstein J, Steffen B. In your experience, are the current changes to medical practice benefitting patients? Md Med 2013; 13:11-12. [PMID: 23556361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Ransom G, Redmon P, Reece EA, Sharfstein J, Steffen B, Coyle C, Garagiola R, Horrocks D. Is the "patient-centered medical home" (PCMH) a valid concept? Md Med 2013; 13:18-19. [PMID: 23556364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Sharfstein J. The state of breastfeeding in a state. Breastfeed Med 2012; 7:369. [PMID: 22946885 DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2012.0102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Joshua Sharfstein
- State of Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, MD 21201-2399, USA.
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Emanuel E, Tanden N, Altman S, Armstrong S, Berwick D, de Brantes F, Calsyn M, Chernew M, Colmers J, Cutler D, Daschle T, Egerman P, Kocher B, Milstein A, Oshima Lee E, Podesta JD, Reinhardt U, Rosenthal M, Sharfstein J, Shortell S, Stern A, Orszag PR, Spiro T. A systemic approach to containing health care spending. N Engl J Med 2012; 367:949-54. [PMID: 22852883 DOI: 10.1056/nejmsb1205901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sharfstein J. In sickness and in health: physicians as captains of the ship. Md Med 2011; 12:13-14. [PMID: 22235664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Averbach AR, Lam D, Lam LP, Sharfstein J, Cohen B, Koh H. Smoking behaviours and attitudes among male restaurant workers in Boston's Chinatown: a pilot study. Tob Control 2002; 11 Suppl 2:ii34-7. [PMID: 12034979 PMCID: PMC1766070 DOI: 10.1136/tc.11.suppl_2.ii34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Asian American immigrants experience high rates of cigarette smoking. A community based survey was conducted to understand the smoking behaviours, knowledge, and attitudes of restaurant workers in Boston's Chinatown. DESIGN Cross sectional survey in Chinese of a convenience sample of 54 restaurant workers recruited through extensive outreach activities. RESULTS All 54 of the workers were male immigrants. 45 (83.3%) reported smoking cigarettes regularly, and the remaining nine were former smokers. 36 of the smokers (80.0%) started smoking before entering the USA. The workers were aware that cigarettes are addictive (98.1%), cause lung cancer (79.6%), and lead to heart disease (64.8%). However, a substantial number reported that smoking was relaxing (75.9%) and enhanced concentration (66.7%). Nearly half believed low tar and low nicotine cigarettes to be safer than standard brands. The vast majority of workers believed that smoking was not socially acceptable for women. Smokers reported they received information on quitting most commonly from friends (60%), newspapers (53.5%), and television (44.4%). The restaurant workers most often saw advertising against smoking in Chinese newspapers (63%). CONCLUSION Despite high rates of smoking, Chinese American restaurant workers were generally aware of the health risks and were interested in quitting. Community based research can set the stage for targeted public health efforts to reduce smoking in immigrant communities.
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- Abigail R Averbach
- HIV/AIDS Bureau, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 250 Washington Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108-4619, USA.
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- H Bauchner
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD 20852, USA.
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- J Sharfstein
- Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, 91 E-Concord St, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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Nearly 20 years afer the licensure of a vaccine against the hepatitis B virus, an estimated 300,000 U.S. residents still become infected with the potentially fatal liver virus every year. One major reason for the persistence of hepatitis B is that few adolescents and adults whose sexual and drug-using behavior places them in danger of infection are able to obtain the vaccine. Public health authorities and legislators have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to vaccinate low-risk but politically popular babies, while largely ignoring high-risk older siblings, parents, aunts, and uncles. Now this strategy, chosen in part for political reasons, is unwittingly fueling anti-vaccine efforts. The United States' poor use of the hepatitis B vaccine will surely cast a shadow over efforts to prevent HIV, a disease with remarkably similar transmission patterns.
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- J Sharfstein
- Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, 91 East Concord Street, Room 4217, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Zuckerman B, Sharfstein J, Wise P. Child health initiatives and journal narrow-mindedness. Lancet 2000; 356:1626. [PMID: 11089819 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)03154-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- B Zuckerman
- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA
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- J Sharfstein
- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to determine whether the political action committee of the American Medical Association (AMA) contributed more to pro- or anti-tobacco members of Congress in the 1995/96 campaign and whether representatives' voting records on malpractice reform could explain the AMA's contribution patterns. METHODS Campaign contributions to House members were analyzed. RESULTS The AMA's political action committee contributed averages of $5382 to pro-tobacco representatives and $2103 to anti-tobacco representatives (P < .0005). This contribution pattern can be fully explained by representatives' votes to limit malpractice awards. CONCLUSIONS In seeking malpractice reform, the AMA contributed significantly more to pro-tobacco representatives, potentially undermining tobacco control legislation.
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